Rare Mars eclipse by the full moon wows stargazers with occultation (video)

满月时罕见的火星月食让掩星者惊叹(视频)

On Wednesday (Dec. 7), skywatchers around the world were treated to a celestial show as the full moon eclipsed Mars in the night sky.

周三(12月7日)，世界各地的天文爱好者看到了一场天体秀，满月在夜空中遮住了火星。

The rare event, known as a lunar occultation, refers to one celestial body — in this case, Mars — appearing to disappear or hide behind another — in this case, the moon. This occultation was particularly noteworthy because Mars was at opposition, meaning Earth was directly between it and the sun, making the Red Planet appear particularly bright in the night sky.

这种罕见的事件被称为月球掩星，指的是一个天体(在这种情况下，火星)似乎消失或隐藏在另一个天体(在这种情况下，月球)后面。这次掩星尤其值得注意，因为火星处于对冲位置，这意味着地球正处于火星和太阳之间，使得这颗红色星球在夜空中显得特别明亮。

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Last night's occultation of Mars by the full moon produced some gorgeous images from observers around the world. The Griffith Observatory in California had a great view of the moon and Mars joining up on Dec. 7 and caught a time-lapse of the Red Planet disappearing behind Earth's celestial companion as seen in the video above.

昨晚，满月对火星的掩星产生了一些来自世界各地观察者的华丽图像。加利福尼亚的格里菲斯天文台在12月7日看到了月球和火星的结合，并在上面的视频中捕捉到了这颗红色星球消失在地球天体同伴后面的延时镜头。

In addition, skywatchers around the world have been posting gorgeous images of the lunar occultation of Mars on social media, offering a look at one of the year's most-watched celestial events.

此外，世界各地的天文爱好者在社交媒体上发布了月球掩星火星的华丽图片，让人们看到了今年最受关注的天体事件之一。

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy caught Mars and the full moon (opens in new tab) in a beautiful close-up:

天体摄影师安德鲁·麦卡锡用一个美丽的特写捕捉到了火星和满月(在新标签中打开):

Spaceflight photographer John Kraus caught a stunning shot of Mars (opens in new tab) as it appeared behind the moon following occultation:

航天摄影师约翰·克劳斯拍下了一张令人惊叹的火星照片(在新标签中打开)，因为它在掩星后出现在月球后面:

Amateur astrophotographer Tom Williams produced a gorgeous image of the moon and Mars by combining multiple photographs, and offered an explanation of how he made the image (opens in new tab) on Twitter.

业余天文摄影师汤姆·威廉姆斯(Tom Williams)通过组合多张照片制作了一张月球和火星的华丽照片，并在Twitter上解释了他是如何制作这张照片的(在新标签中打开)。

Amateur astronomer and photographer Tom Glenn produced a breathtaking image of Mars (opens in new tab) rising above the moon by stacking 15 different photograph frames.

业余天文学家兼摄影师汤姆·格伦(Tom Glenn)通过堆叠15个不同的相框，拍摄了一张令人惊叹的火星从月球上方升起的照片(在新标签中打开)。

Astronomer and science communicator Phil Plait caught Mars creeping behind the moon (opens in new tab) just prior to occultation.

天文学家和科学传播者菲尔·普莱特捕捉到了火星在掩星之前在月球后面爬行(在新标签中打开)。

The lunar occultation of Mars by the full Cold Moon was particularly noteworthy because the Red Planet only appears at opposition every 26 months, so the next opposition won't occur until January 2025.

冷月对火星的掩星尤其值得注意，因为这颗红色星球每26个月才会出现一次冲日，所以下一次冲日要到2025年1月才会发生。

Mars was also especially close to Earth during this event, which occurred while the planet was at perigee, or its closest point to Earth in its orbit. The record for closest approach between Mars and Earth was set in 2003 at just 34.8 million miles (56 million kilometers); according to NASA, Mars and Earth won't be this close for another 265 years, until 2287.

在这一事件中，火星也特别靠近地球，这发生在火星处于近地点时，即它在轨道上离地球最近的点。火星和地球之间最近距离的记录是在2003年创下的，只有3480万英里(5600万公里);根据美国国家航空航天局的说法，火星和地球距离这么近还要再过265年，直到2287年。

Editor's Note: If you snap a great photo of either Mars at opposition or the lunar occultation and would like to share it with Space.com's readers, send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com.

编者注:如果你拍了一张很棒的火星冲日或月球掩星的照片，并想与Space.com的读者分享，请将你的照片、评论以及你的名字和位置发送到spacephotos@space.com。

Editor's Note: This piece was updated at 4:30 p.m. EST (2130 GMT) on Dec. 8 to indicate that the record for Mars' closest approach to Earth was set in 2003.

编者注:这篇文章更新于美国东部时间12月8日下午4:30(格林尼治标准时间2130)，以表明火星最接近地球的记录是在2003年创下的。

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